Ive spent some of this eve looking through my Dads, old programmes( 1969-70 ) This defensive trio, who I can just about remember, played for about 26 consecutive home games. Its an incredible contrast to the amount of defensive changes this season. I guess thats what you call a settled side. I wonder when will next have one of them ?
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Absolutely Tel. I remember the Derby game in particular. I was never a great fan of Charlie Wright but he did play well that season. Paul Went was a great player sadly injured much of the time. Bob Curtis, one of my all time hero's and Kinsey really at the end of his career. Campbell was a great player with Gregory and Moore in midfield who were also excellent. Matt Tees and Ray Treacy were a potent force up front. Sadly Tees fell out with the manager and left the next season and we never replaced him. Eventually being relegated in 70/71.
It was Luciano Masiello...(Lucy as he was known) he only played 6 games.
5 in 69/70 and 1 in 70/71.
Scored 1 goal...in The FA cup V West Brom...we lost 3-1...ah well nice to see nothing changes!
I think Theo played against us for Northampton together with Graham Moore in 66-67 . The final home game that saw Northampton Relegated . They had plunged from 1st to 3rd ------------
Bolland came from Norwich the next season only played a handfull and was shipped out to Millwall
I always wondered what went on there .
Booth could play fullback or midfield ball winner - but I remember when he started a few games with the no. 8 shirt, he grabbed himself a handful of goals.
Then there was the past-his-sell-by date ex-West Ham fullback Jack Burkett, nice touches but so slow.
And late in that 68-69 season, Firmani signed the ageing Ipswich centreforward legend Ray Crawford, who was a quality finisher but thrived only on a decent service. Crawford was last heard of scoring a hatrick for 4th Division Colchester to knock Don Revie's mighty Leeds side out of the FA Cup.
17 year old keeper Ron Willis played 60 mins of his debut against top of the table QPR (67-68), before ending up in hospital and never played for us again.
17 year old midfielder John Stenson made his debut in the same match, also never played for us again - and has been a sports reporter on the Sunday Peephole ever since.
Now the Chairman of the Charlton Athletic former players association.
Booth could play fullback or midfield ball winner - but I remember when he started a few games with the no. 8 shirt, he grabbed himself a handful of goals.
Then there was the past-his-sell-by date ex-West Ham fullback Jack Burkett, nice touches but so slow.
And late in that 68-69 season, Firmani signed the ageing Ipswich centreforward legend Ray Crawford, who was a quality finisher but thrived only on a decent service. Crawford was last heard of scoring a hatrick for 4th Division Colchester to knock Don Revie's mighty Leeds side out of the FA Cup.
17 year old keeper Ron Willis played 60 mins of his debut against top of the table QPR (67-68), before ending up in hospital and never played for us again.
17 year old midfielder John Stenson made his debut in the same match, also never played for us again - and has been a sports reporter on the Sunday Peephole ever since.[/quote]
Interesting that in Keith Peacock's book he felt the
signing of Crawford was a reason that Charlton didn't gain promotion in 68/69.
Seems he was on a lot more dough than the rest of the team.
I recall Crawford with Ipswich before he came to Charlton as quite a potent striker.
But he seemed well over the hill when he arrived.
That 68/69 season always sticks out as one of the best , the highlight being the FA Cup replay
at Selhurst park on the Mud bank above the concrete terracing at the Holmesdale Road End.
The Ground seemed full of Charlton and sliding down that bank together with 10'000 others
doing 'Knees Up Mother Brown' on liquid mud , would have the 'Health and Safety'
Freaking out .
Also for Palarse to say thery are not our rivals is nonsense. That season
what with the Cup games and promotion rivalry it was full on.
For the record Charlton that year were a real footballing team with Campbell and Moore
in midfield a class above anything in the division.
Palace under Bert Head were an absolute team of kickers , and they wore the
most disgusting claret and blue striped shirts with YELLOW collars.
Cortina or Escort Line ? Sorry fella to good to miss:-)
Charlton on the North Bank , I remeber walking through a deserted City from Cannon St. to get a tube at Bank and then seeing Charlton fans everywhere.
We did OK too and Matt Tees came close at 1-0 but just a game to far I spose.
I remeber Firmani saying 'we can concentrate on the league now' cliches ain't what they used to be :-)
The Mercury did a picture of the players on a cannon at Woolwich Barracks too.
I can still see it in glorious technicolour in my minds eye.
Arsenal were loaded with 'star' names like Bob Wilson in goal, Pat Rice & Sammy Nelson at full back, the big ginge jock Ian Ure at centrehalf alongside sweeper Peter Storey, Geordie Armstrong on the wing, Jon Sammels and George 'Stroller' Graham in centre-mid but the name of their centreforward escapes me .........
55,000 crowd, if I remember. It seems just like yesterday.
Still got the programme somewhere. What an adventure for a 9 year old lad!
I couldn't believe we were actually playing at Highbury and looking around me, to be part of such a huge crowd.
In time honoured tradition, we still lost 2-0 - but Firmani's team gave a good account of themselves and showed why we were promotion challengers.
The red programmes with the CAFC sword roundel in the centre! Some with the Football League Review inside them. I've still got a load somewhere!
The Arsenal game was a big one and I can remember being nervous about it. Think it was my first away game. We were outclassed early on but we had our chances but didn't quite make it on the day. Didn't like the ground as I was lower than the pitch.
Happy days :-)
Paul Went, Keith Peacock, Matt Tees all awe inspiring to this wide eyed young lad at the time.
Ray Treacy joined the same season and was my absolute hero, it broke my heart when he left.